chiefly
pronunciation
How to pronounce chiefly in British English:
UK [ˈtʃiːfli]
How to pronounce chiefly in American English:
US [ˈtʃiːfli]
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- Adverb:
- for the most part
Word Origin
- chiefly (adv.)
- "pre-eminently," mid-14c., from chief + -ly (2). Adjectival meaning "pertaining to a chief" is from 1870 (from -ly (1)).
Synonym
Example
- 1. The fault lies chiefly with india 's uncompetitive manufacturing .
- 2. This means it has ignored the views of other countries it will affect , chiefly emerging markets .
- 3. Some admirers knew him chiefly through his advertisements .
- 4. Its success on sunday is owed chiefly to two factors .
- 5. It sticks chiefly to providing information .